Gono has fought the bulk of his career in the middleweight and welterweight classes, so the Aug. 22 fight will be the most significant weight cut of his career.

Sengoku 14 features the opening round of the Japanese promotion’s first welterweight grand prix, as well as a middleweight title match between current champion Jorge Santiago and challenger Kazuo Misaki.

Sato is on the rebound after his four-fight win streak was snapped in his most recent bout, a first-round submission loss to Yoichiro Sato at a January Shooto event.

A veteran of Japan’s Greatest Common Multiple promotion (GCM, one of the only Japanese promotions to use a cage), Miyazawa is also on the mend after a setback to Eiji Ishikawa at GCM – Cage Force 16. The Aug. 22 fight is his Sengoku debut, with his big-show experience limited to a TKO loss against UFC vet Kuniyoshi Hironaka at DREAM.5.

After a disappointing three-fight UFC run, Gono has recently regained his footing in World Victory Road with three consecutive victories. Though he fell violently short in his WVR debut this past August when he was head-kicked into unconsciousness by Dan Hornbuckle, the colorful fighter bested veteran Hayato Sakurai this past New Year’s Eve in a DREAM vs. Sengoku battle at Dynamite!! 2009.

Narantungalag has bested his previous two opponents, though his professional schedule has been sporadic, with year-plus gaps in his resume. He made his professional debut in 2004, when he succumbed to Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto’s punches in the first round of their fight at K-1 World Max.

A total of 26 fighters got their chance to shine on Saturday as part of UFC 190 at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena. Now that UFC 190 is in the books, it’s time to commence MMAjunkie’s “Three Stars” ceremony.

The man known for cranking submissions to the point of injury added eye-gouging to his repertoire. But is the controversy of Rousimar Palhares too essential to his bizarre, awful appeal for his employers to take any meaningful action against him?